Capt. Chas Champagne is an avid angler, located in Slidell, LA. Capt. Chas owns and operates Dockside Bait & Tackle and also manufactures his own tackle producing the Matrix Shad fishing lure and the Golden Eye jig heads.

“Do you Troll or Jig”

When to Troll, When to Jig Most of you that know us at www.MatrixShad.com know that we mostly jig soft plastics along the bridges of lake Pontchartrain but this time of year it may be a little different. This is a time you may want to try a different technique called trolling. Trolling lures behind the boat…

Trevor Farkas

Trevor Farkas, of Springfield, La. I grew up bass fishing on the Tickfaw River and in the Manchac area. My first taste of saltwater fishing came at around 10yrs old when my dad took me on my first trip to Grand Isle to fish the surf for specks. That’s where the passion for fishing took…

Ryan Maxwell

Ryan is a licensed captain that has been raised on the waters of Pensacola, Fl. His father has taken him fishing since he was a toddler learning the ins and outs of the local fishery in the Florida panhandle. As an adult he began to travel outside of his local waters to compete in Redfish…

Capt. Mike Stearns

                     Capt. Mike Stearns Avid angler and fishing guide specializing in speckled trout and redfish. Owner/Operator of Doubled Up Guide Service and has been fishing the Delacroix/Hopedale area as well as the Biloxi Marsh and Lake Pontchartrain his whole life. He has a great love for the outdoors…